Judge reserves decision in car shop dispute
A West Amherst day care center wants a judge to shut down a car repair shop because of a concerns about air quality. (Updated: 11/14/09 8:08 AM )
$47.3 million school project proposed in Grand Island
Every building and even outdoor athletic facilities in the Grand Island School District would be touched by a $47.3 million capital project on which residents will vote next week. (Updated: 11/13/09 8:13 AM )
600-bed dorm planned at UB North Campus
Work has begun on a 600-bed residence hall on the University at Buffalo North Campus in Amherst. (Updated: 11/12/09 8:20 AM )
Traffic study requested for site of fatal crash
Erie County Legislator Raymond Walter has requested a full traffic study for the intersection of County and Strickler roads in Clarence, where four young people died in a high-speed accident Nov. 1. (Updated: 11/12/09 7:08 AM )
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Patio home in Amherst sells for $1.2 million
Businessman Mark E. Hamister has bought a $1.2 million newly built home in Greythorne, the first house in Amherst’s gated community to sell for more than $1 million. (Updated: 11/18/09 2:39 PM )
Zeisz isn’t keen on Tonawanda consolidation idea
While many communities in Erie County have grappled with talk of consolidation over the past few years, the City of Tonawanda has largely avoided the topic—until now. (Updated: 11/11/09 7:36 AM )
Amherst receives $1 million stimulus
The Town of Amherst received $1.05 million in federal stimulus money last week that will be spent on a number of energy improvements in town-owned buildings, including solar panels at the town highway garage and sewage plant. (Updated: 11/10/09 8:43 AM )
Town of Tonawanda contract approved
Hourly workers in the Town of Tonawanda will receive annual raises of 2.75 percent under a three-year contract approved Monday by the Town Board. (Updated: 11/10/09 8:44 AM )
Williamsville mayor wants forum to address talk of dissolving village
The mayor of Williamsville would like to hold a public forum this month to address residents’ questions and concerns about talk of dissolving the village. (Updated: 11/10/09 8:44 AM )
Republicans bask in sweep of Amherst
The Republican takeover of Amherst town government on Election Day stunned political observers. While many expected the races to be competitive, almost no one thought one party would pick up all four open seats for town supervisor and Town Board. (Updated: 11/09/09 7:31 AM )
Gift shop to distribute free flags to veterans
Four Seasons Gifts, in the Boulevard Mall will distribute American flags to veterans for free on Wednesday, Veterans Day. (Updated: 11/08/09 8:23 AM )
Tax relief sought in budget debate
A local attorney lobbied for tax relief for small businesses Thursday as the Tonawanda Town Board prepared to vote on a 2010 budget. (Updated: 11/07/09 8:39 AM )
DEC study shows drop in emissions
The final report of an air-quality study in the Town of Tonawanda conducted by a state environmental agency showed a decrease of up to 56 percent of a dangerous carcinogen from July 2008 to June 2009. (Updated: 11/07/09 8:38 AM )
Board candidate adds votes but falls short
The vote tally for Jim McGee is significantly higher, but it still isn’t enough to win him a seat on the Tonawanda Town Board. (Updated: 11/07/09 8:38 AM )
Windsong Radiology to give $18,000 to City Mission
Dr. Janet H. Sung, president of Windsong Radiology Group of Amherst, will give a ceremonial check for $18,000 to the Buffalo City Mission executive director Stuart Harper at a dinner today at Brookfield Country Club, Clarence. (Updated: 11/07/09 8:38 AM )
Hit-run brings prison term
Andrea L. Glinski apologized Friday to two women she injured near Daemen College this year, but that didn’t stop a judge from sentencing her to a near maximum prison term for leaving the scene of the injury accident. (Updated: 11/07/09 9:12 AM )
Friends of crash victims find comfort together
About 300 mostly young people filed Friday evening into St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church in Amherst — many with heads bowed and solemn expressions that belie carefree youth. (Updated: 11/07/09 1:04 PM )
Thruway fires toll collector for sending e-mail threats
The Grand Island Bridge toll collector accused of sending threatening e-mails to the leader of an anti-toll group is out of a job. (Updated: 11/06/09 6:58 AM )
Lee introduces bill on malpractice reform
WASHINGTON—Rep. Chris Lee, a Clarence Republican who has made his concerns about a lack of malpractice reform a key to his opposition to Democratic health care legislation, Thursday introduced his own bill revamping the medical liability system. (Updated: 11/05/09 7:23 AM )
Work progresses on facility Newstead, Akron plan to share
A good deal of site work has been completed for the Newstead/ Akron public works facility planned for Clarence Center Road — the bulk of it done by town and village work crews. (Updated: 11/04/09 7:15 AM )
Town of Tonawanda stands pat
Despite a technical glitch affecting ballots cast for a Town Board candidate, incumbents apparently scored a clean sweep Tuesday in Town of Tonawanda elections. (Updated: 11/04/09 11:03 AM )
Students step up to the plate, join neighbors in efforts to deter crime
At first glance, Tuesday evening’s Neighborhood Watch training for residents of Highgate and Lisbon avenues in the University Heights District might seem a reaction to last weekend’s killing of 19-year-old Jacob Herbert of Clarence. (Updated: 11/04/09 7:14 AM )
Latest plan cuts tax hike to 1.5 percent
After a month of number crunching by Town of Tonawanda officials, the projected property tax increase in the 2010 budget has been cut roughly in half. (Updated: 11/04/09 7:14 AM )
Despite his record of dangerous driving, teen was unfettered en route to 4 deaths
Viktor Shapiro had a speeding conviction, two license suspensions and a slew of pending tickets, but his license to drive was in good standing when he raced past a stop sign Sunday night in Clarence, killing himself and three other teenagers. (Updated: 11/07/09 1:05 PM )
Firefighters’ vesting time lengthened in Amherst
The Amherst Town Board on Monday unanimously approved a policy change aimed at streamlining the process for compensating volunteer firefighters once they reach retirement age. (Updated: 11/03/09 7:54 AM )
Makeshift memorial at University Heights slaying scene
Peer into the few square yards of ground along Lisbon Avenue near Cordova Avenue and the tragic tale that unfolded there at 4:30 a. m. Saturday tells itself. (Updated: 11/03/09 1:55 PM )
Amherst student dies; had pneumonia
The Amherst High School sophomore who died Sunday morning had breathing problems that developed into pneumonia and sepsis, her father said Monday. (Updated: 11/03/09 7:26 AM )
Outcry aimed at proposed state cuts
The message was clear during Monday’s State Senate Finance Committee hearing: no more budget cuts. (Updated: 11/03/09 7:48 AM )
Newstead mulls new zoning laws
Newstead is grappling with the regulation of home-based businesses and day-care operations and is contemplating amendment of the town zoning laws to address the issue. (Updated: 11/02/09 6:44 AM )